Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 57
Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice
मन्त्राः प्रमाणं न कृता युष्माभिर्बलगर्वितैः / यस्मात् प्रसह्य तस्माद् वो नाशयाम्यद्य गर्वितम्
mantrāḥ pramāṇaṃ na kṛtā yuṣmābhirbalagarvitaiḥ / yasmāt prasahya tasmād vo nāśayāmyadya garvitam
«Vous, enivrés de l’orgueil de la force, n’avez pas reconnu les mantras comme preuve d’autorité. C’est pourquoi, vous ayant soumis par la puissance, je détruirai aujourd’hui votre arrogance.»
A divine authority figure addressing power-proud opponents (contextually aligned with the Kurma Purana’s didactic voice of the Deity/superior being)
Primary Rasa: raudra
Secondary Rasa: vira
FAQs
Indirectly, it teaches that true authority lies in mantra and śāstra-based pramāṇa rather than egoic reliance on bodily power—pointing the seeker away from ahaṅkāra toward the higher, scripturally known Reality.
The verse foregrounds śraddhā in mantra-pramāṇa: disciplined acceptance of mantra as a valid means of knowledge, which in the Kurma Purana’s yogic ethos supports japa, niyama, and ego-restraint—preconditions for deeper Pāśupata-oriented sādhanā.
By centering mantra and dharma as supreme authority over mere force, it aligns with the Kurma Purana’s synthesis where both Śaiva and Vaiṣṇava paths converge on humility, scriptural pramāṇa, and the subduing of pride as the shared spiritual mandate.